A type of character, action, or situation that occurs over and over in literature; a pattern or example that occurs in literature and life. Example: The emperor himself was an archetype of what the modern world calls a constitutional monarch; he reigned, but did not govern.
Automator is an application developed by Apple for OS X that implements point-and-click (or drag and drop) creation of workflows for automating repetitive tasks into batches for quicker alteration, thus saving time and effort over human intervention to manually change each file separately.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to use Automator through five examples, which show you how to automate five common developer tasks: Xcode -> Text Editor. Create a service that allows you to highlight text from Xcode, then instantly copy it into a new file in your favorite text editor.